Thanks SO much for taking the time to tell us your schedule, Staci! How wonderful to read about a Montessori elementary homeschool schedule that’s working well! And I loved your son’s naming of your “Triangle Time”!

8:30-9:00 First “Triangle Time” (yes, this is line time, but my six year old pointed out that the three of us form the points of a triangle, so it should be called, “Triangle Time,” instead of line time–his 8 year old sister agreed, and so it became)

During this first “Triangle Time,” we do some sort of shared experience together, such as reading or reciting a poem or singing a song or even sharing a learning YouTube video. It’s been peace and cosmic connectivity related so far. And the kids contribute if they read or saw something they want to share.

We write the date in our journals, share our workplan for the day and take notes on anything we cover that is important to our homeschool–new rules, lessons learned…most of which are child led.

And we edit a sentence on a whiteboard together.

If we haven’t used up too much time, I do a group presentation.

9:00-12:00 Shelf Work/Work plans/Individual Presentations/Demonstrations
12:00-12:30 Break/Recess
12:30-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:30 Triangle Time 2 (if needed for group presentations) otherwise, it’s Read Aloud time
1:30-2:00 Review tomorrow’s work plan, Silent reading/Free Reading or work on Work plan as desired by the child
2:00-? Outings, swim practice

It does feel tight some days, but it also feels VERY focused and productive.

I should point out that we don’t do this 5 days per week. But we try to follow this plan at least 3 days per week.

My daughter would like to do it 5 days per week. That is until I remind her that it doesn’t leave much time to “get out,” of our classroom and explore the world.

As you probably guessed, that is what we do the other two days per week: Explore the world outside of our home!

Isn’t that really what Montessori wanted?

Thanks for stopping by, Penny. I hope you’re having a great iFellowship day!

Thanks for your kind words, Robyn! I love the focus now on rhythms – a great, new term for creating family/homeschool schedules that really work.

Robyn

Thanks for visiting and taking the time to comment, Carrie! Many of the Montessori principles and activities work very well for families with children in Montessori schools – as well as for homeschool or any other school situation. Thanks for letting your friend know about me!

I will have to spend some time looking around your blog! I have a friend whose son goes to a Montessori preschool who may be interested in homeschooling. I’ll have to pass your link along to her, too!

Thanks for stopping by, Amy. Happy iFellowship day to you, too!

Thanks for your kind words! We also found learning best in the morning – even though we’re a family of night owls. I think many families start their morning earlier than we did, though! Happy iFellowship Wednesday to you, too!